Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-05
DIMMIG.
THE MAN WHO SELLS BOOKS AND
BUYS POISON.
Resumption Of the Benhayon In
quest-An Anonymous Letter
to the Coroner-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIoN.l

SAN Francisco, November 4th. = The
Coroner's inquest in the case of Henry Ben
hayon was resumed this afternoon at Q
o'clock. The entrance procession this af-
ternoon was led by Captain Lees, loaded
down with evidence boxes filed with
bottles, yalises, packages of letters, pans
and baskets. These articles were tastefully
arranged about the wituess-stend until that
center of attraction resembled strongly the
sidewalk display of cash grocery estab-
lishment.
THE DINING BoMBsHELL.
DR.. Anderson, of Vallejo, stated that he
sat next to Mr.. DINING on Tuesday after
moons session. He was speaking with
Dimmig about the affair, and the latter had
stated that there was woman in the scrape
whom he did not wish to give away. He
did not know her name; she signed her
notes Dimples." Then another person
near by suggested that he might get into
trouble if he did not tell the truth, but Dim
mig answered that he would stay in the
tanks 10000 years before he would give his
lady friend away. When Lowenstein took
the stand Dimmig said, " think they are
trying to implicate me. If they do will
throw bombshell into their camp" The
witness then turned and asked him what
he meant. Dimmig answered, Oh, I will
make it hot for themn
why then don't you tell the whole
truth ?" was asked of him.
" have nothing to tell, answered DIM
mig. only meant that 1 would chas-
tise them"
THE BOOK BUSINESS.
G. X. Harrison, of Dewing & Co, pro-
duced the Zeising contract made out on
October Dist and signed by C. Zeising, 100
Grant avenue, relating to book canvassing.
CAPTAIN LEES UNBosoMs HIMSELF.
Captain Lees, the next witness, testified
that he went to the County Jail, in COM
pany with the Sheriff and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Kirk and detective Hogan.
and made a thorough search of Dr. Bowers
cell. Did not find anything to throw light
on the Benhayon case Witness learned
that Dimmig had bought a bill of drugs
from Langley & Michaels for DR.. Z. Fells
He searched Dinmig's house two nights
ago. Dimmig made no objection. Found
some things purchased from Langley q
Michaels. Had Langley & Michales' dupli-
| Gated bill of goods sold to DINING for DR..
Fells. This is as follows: Mortar and
pestle, two graduated measuring glasses,
| mirror, bottle olive oil, decanter, bottle of
glycerine, a pound of insect powder, an
| ounce of hydrocyanic acid and three small
bottles of vasoline.
| After this had an interview with Dimmig.
who admitted buying the articles on the
| 10th of October. He said Dr. Fells was the
| man he met at Livermore in 1884. DIM
| mig met Fells in this city, at the Oberon
| sa1nNr1 w N oSIral - l..
| the bill of goods mentioned. When asked
about the articles found at his house, Dim
mig said that when he took the goods to
Fells at the Oberon, Fells did not care for
some of the articles and gave them to him.
1t has been ascertained that no Dr. Fells
| ever lived at Livermore, and only one DIR.
| Fells existed in the United States, at Gin
| cinnati.
MYSTERIOUS LETTER.
DR.. Stanton then read the following let
ter received at bis office yesterday:
CITY, November 2 1887.
DR.. Stanton, AS l can't afford the notoriety.
Will at least reduce the poison list by sending
| you the original package of prussic acid Mr..
| Dimmig purchased for me- with other goods,
| about month ago, to wit: Prices glycerine,
sweet oil, minim measure graduate, mortar,
| etc. Bill amounted to SIS so.
Yours etc. -, NJ D.
With this letter there also came pack
| age containinga bottle of hydrocvanic acid
"a fac-simile of the one sold by Langley 81
| Michaels. The object in sending the letter
and package to the Coroner yesterday can
| not be OWNED.
WHAT BOWERS CELL PANNED OUT.
Captain Lees then continued Had a
thorough search made in DR.. Bowers cell,
and found two graduating glasses, one bot
| tie of Prices glycerine, and some insect
| powder. Had every drug store in this
| city, Alameda, Saucelito and Oakland
visited, but could gain no information of
any cyanide having been sold to Benhayon.
Mrs. Zelsing freely consented to allow
| detectives to search her rooms, which thev
did thoroughly. They found nothing to
| connect Mrs. Zeising with the case In
Dimmig's room on Market street some
papers were found that seemed TO be can
vassing instructions.
BOWERS ON THE STAND.
DIR. ]. Milton Bowers was brought from
the County Jail. Knew Dimmig, but not
very Intimately. Dimmig had not been at
| the Jail 10 see him in the past two months.
Neither had Mrs. Dimmig. Hesaid he had
the glycerine in his cell since last July. 1t
was brought to him by Mrs. Zeising.
Had had the graduate for over year.
| Had taken glycerine instead of sugar in tea
and cocoa, as sugar aciditied on the stomach.
Did not know DR.. Fells, and never heard
the name. He said the glycerine was some
he had left from his practice. Had not
| received any olive oil. Received his letters
| through means which he refused to dis
close. Sometime they came through Mrs.
Zeising, and sometimes not. Never wrote
to DINING. Always destroyed letters as
soon as he read them. If he could not do
any better he chewed them up.
MRS. ZEIsIYG EXPLAINS.
Mrs. Zeising testified that she took some
glycerine to Bowers about the middle of
July. She took the graduate long time
ago, did not remember exactly when. She
brought the mortar over year ago. Never
saw the package sent to the Coroner yes
terday. Never wrote letter to Coroner
Stanton. Took insect powder to Dr. Bow
| ers at the beginning of his Incarceration.